Imposter gets six months in federal prison

A former Centerville man was sentenced Thursday for impersonating a federal agent and using that identity to convince a woman to give him pictures of herself.

By JASON COOK

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By JASON COOK

Posted Jan. 18, 2013 at 9:26 PM
Updated Jan 18, 2013 at 9:28 PM

By JASON COOK

Posted Jan. 18, 2013 at 9:26 PM
Updated Jan 18, 2013 at 9:28 PM

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A former Centerville man was sentenced Thursday for impersonating a federal agent and using that identity to convince a woman to give him pictures of herself.

Mark E. Daniel, 50, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Boston to six months in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release, and was ordered to pay restitution to the victim, according to a statement from the Department of Justice. Daniel pleaded guilty to the charge in October.

Between June 7 and Aug. 8 of 2012, Daniel posed as a Department of Homeland Security agent. He told a local photographer that he wanted her to take pictures of a private party July 7 at the Kennedy compound in Hyannisport, which he claimed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Jimmy Carter were going to attend.

Daniel asked the woman to send him photographs of herself and her female assistant for security reasons, which she did. As the date of the party came closer, Daniel said it had to be canceled because of a security breach.

Daniel then said he wanted her to shoot photographs at the Republican National Convention with Mitt Romney and at the London Olympics with President Barack Obama, inviting her to fly on Air Force One.

The woman grew suspicious and began cooperating with police to arrest Daniel. He was arrested Aug. 8 at Barnstable Municipal Airport, where he planned to meet the woman.

In 1992, Daniel was convicted of impersonating a Drug Enforcement Administration agent. In this instance, he convinced a woman to work as an undercover agent and told her she had to hug and kiss him to make the relationship appear authentic.